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HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
FIELD BATTERY.
Report of Gun Practice carried out during the Year ending 16th April, 1896.
Nature of Practice.
Date on which Practice was carried out.
Present
on
Parade.
Number of rounds fired.
General idea of Practice.
7-Pr. R.M.L. Gun 200 lbs.,
26th October, 1895,
46
37
64-Pr. R.M.L. Gun 64 cwt., 13th February, 1896,
66
82
7-Pr. R.M.L. Gun 200 lbs.,
14th March, 1896,
48
46
Practice at Floating Targets from Stone- cutter's Island, East Shore, during Camp of Instruction.
Practice at Barrel Target anchored from Stonecutter's Island, South Shore Battery.
Defence against boats attempting to effect a landing at Sandy Bay, during Mobilisation of Garrison.
A. R. PEMBERTON,
Acting Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps,
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
"A" MACHINE GUN COMPANY.
Report of Gun Practice carried out during the Year ending 16th April, 1896.
Nature of Practice.
Date on which Practice was carried out.
Present
on
Parade.
Number of rounds fired.
General idea of Practice.
0.45" Maxim M.H. Chamber 26th October, 1895,
Maxim Gun,
22
1,200
Do.,
14th December, 1895,
14
1,428
Do.,
14th March,
1896,
18
1,043
Practice at Floating Targets from Stone- cutter's Island, East Shore, during Camp of Instruction.
Defence against boats attempting to effect a landing near North Point Battery.
Defence against boats attempting to effect a landing near North Point Battery.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS. Inspection State, 15th April, 1896.
"A"
Field
Staff.
Machine Gun
Battery.
Company.
A. R. PEMBERTON,
Acting Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.
State of Corps.
Present on Parade,...................
Absent
With leave in Colony,
With leave out of Colony,...
Without leave,
On Medical Certificate,
Officers.
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:
:
:
N.C.O.'s
1
Officers.
N.C.O.'s & Men.
Officers.
N.C.O.'s & Men.
Total.
5
10
45
3 19
6
р
1
3
1
10
9
77
4 11
12 2 2 =
10
20
:
:
3
I
4
Total,
2
6 * 71
4
36
120
Remarks.
75
* This total does not include 13 unenrolled Boy Signallers, 1 unen- rolled Boy Trumpeter.
One Copy each to-
H.E. Major-General WILSONE BLACK, C.B., Inspecting Officer. Lieut.-Col. O'GORMAN, D.A.A. Go and Chief Staff Officer.
A. R. PEMBERTON, Acting Commandunt, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.